sterns

plural of stern

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Noun
  • The design leans rustic (give or take a couple of Togo chairs), with moss green paneling, tartan upholstery, and wood beams running throughout.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • When the spacecraft fly over radio-quiet antenna arrays, tuned to listen for the quietest radio waves coming from distant galaxies, the noise from the satellites' internal electronics obscures some of the precious observation frequencies even when Earth-facing internet beams are switched off.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are peacocks everywhere on this island, hundreds of them, maybe thousands, towing their long blue and green tails behind them.
    Sara Stridsberg September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Comets are among the most captivating wanderers of the solar system — icy relics from its earliest days that blaze across the sky with glowing tails and mysterious origins.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And best of all is the way its cocktail of growth factors, peptides, collagen amino acids, and wild yam extract comes together to bring baby cheeks–levels of plumpness to your skin.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Her glam consisted of loose waves, subtle smoky eyeshadow and peachy tones on her cheeks and lips.
    Laney Crawley, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ultimately, there were over 50 levee breeches, leaving 80% of the city of New Orleans underwater, per NOAA.
    Avalon Hester, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Sterns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterns. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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